Toss Out Your Razor?! The New Technology That Might Mean Always-Smooth Legs

Billions of dollars are spent each year in our quest to remove hair. Shaving, waxing, depilatories, prescription creams--most of us have bought at least some of these in an effort to get rid of unwanted stubble...and it just keeps coming back! Well, we've got huge news: There's some exciting scientific research that may make hair removal a whole lot easier!

Hair Growth Prevention
According to Cosmetics Design, scientists have discovered an antiviral agent, cidofovir, that may safely and effectively inhibit hair growth when applied topically.

The study, which was published in the journal Archives of Dermatology, took a group of healthy men with dense beards and asked them to apply a gel containing either 1%, 3% or a placebo of the cidofovir ingredient. Doctors evaluated the hair growth and found that while the 1% gel had little effect, the 3% gel significantly reduced hair growth. Since this ingredient showed promise in treating facial hair growth, it is thought that there is potential to treat unwanted hair growth on other areas as well.

The Future of Hair Removal
Don’t toss your razors just yet, ladies. While this research is exciting, there is a long way to go before we see it on store shelves. More studies need to be conducted evaluating the effect on women, on different parts of the body, and at different concentrations. Of course, safety testing also needs to be conducted. However, it is exciting to see science hard at work to help make our beauty routine a little easier and a lot cheaper!

Bottom LineResearches have found a promising new technology to help prevent hair growth. Hopefully it will be available soon, so we can say goodbye to shaving!